[LAW 724] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 42 pages long Study Guide!

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Signi cant international organizations and agreements: the united nations (un) was founded after wwii by 51 countries. Assembly every two years: the permanent members have a veto over non-procedural issues in the. Scal policy, as well as policies to combat money laundering and the nancing of terrorism. The world trade organization"s predecessor: the general agreement on tariffs and. The establishment of the world trade organization: just when the world has all but abandoned any hope for a successful outcome of the. Uruguay round, in december 1993 an agreement to create the world trade. Organization was reached: the agreement to create the wto was formally signed by more than 100 countries in. Marrakesh, morocco on april 15, 1994, and it came into effect on january 1, 1995: at the time of the wto"s creation, more than half of the signatories had rati ed the. Uruguay round agreements, and by march 2013 the wto had 159 countries as full members.